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How to Develop Breakthrough Products and Services

Prof. Eric von Hippel · Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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About

Firms must develop major innovations to prosper, but they don’t know how to. However, recent research into the innovation process has made it possible to develop breakthroughs systematically. 15.356 How to Develop Breakthrough Products and Services explores several practical idea generation development methods. To convey the art required to implement each of these methodologies, experts are invited to present real cases to the class.

Lectures

Lecture Videos

  1. Lecture 1: The Paradigm Shift from Producer to User Innovation YouTube
  2. Lecture 2: Basing New Commercial Products on "Lead User" Innovations YouTube
  3. Lecture 3: Users Working Together in Communities Are Powerful Innovators YouTube
  4. Lecture 4: Toolkits to Support Product Development by Customers YouTube

Syllabus and materials

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Credits and licence

Institution
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Department
Sloan School of Management
Teacher
Prof. Eric von Hippel
Term
Spring 2012
Level
Graduate
Language
English
Subjects
Business and management
Source
MIT OpenCourseWare
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, as MIT OpenCourseWare states it. Non-commercial use only. MIT OpenCourseWare's terms
Attribution
Prof. Eric von Hippel. How to Develop Breakthrough Products and Services. Spring 2012. Massachusetts Institute of Technology: MIT OpenCourseWare, https://ocw.mit.edu/. License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA.
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